DU Correspondent :
A group of students from different educational institutes organised a sit-in protest programme with plate, dish and other cooking materials on Friday against the sudden increase of fuel price.
After the sit-in, they brought out a protest procession in front of National Museum and marched through Shahbagh.
The Progressive Student Alliance, teachers, journalists, poet and researchers staged a demonstration also.
They also demanded withdrawal of the case which has been filed by police against 20-30 unidentified people.
The leaders and activists of the eight student bodies organized the civic assemble in front of Raju Scripture Memorial of Dhaka University(DU).
“Now, the government exploit the people in the name of administration. People cannot coordinate between income and expenditure for increasing of the fuel oil prices. But when we protest, police attack us as well as file cases against us,” the protesters said.
“The price of fuel oil was increased upto 50 percent at a time unlike anywhere in the world. The essential commodities’ prices of rice, brief, eggs have been rising,” Maha Mirza, a researcher and activist said.
“Now, a middle income family lives miserably and as such it is difficult for the students of that family to continue their study as the educational cost increase so far,” he added.
“Mega projects are being built with loans from other countries. If the present situation of the country worsens, what will happen when the debt will be repaid after 2024?” Maha Mirza said.
“Today the countrymen are hostages to the market syndicate. The government does not take any action against the market syndicate but it is also giving sponsor and shelter in various ways,” Bazlur Rashid Feroz, General Secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal said.
